Benzinga | Feb 18, 2021 10:07AM EST

MoneyGram Int's Earnings Outlook

On Friday, February 19, MoneyGram Int (NASDAQ:MGI) will release its latest earnings report. Benzinga's report can help you figure out the ins and outs of the earnings release.

Net Income, Earnings, And Earnings Per Share

Earnings and EPS are useful metrics of profitability. Total earnings also known as net income is equal to total revenue minus total expenses. Dividing net income by the total number of shares outstanding yields EPS.

Earnings And Revenue

MoneyGram Int EPS is expected to be around $0.08, according to sell-side analysts. Sales will likely be near $326.62 million. In the same quarter last year, MoneyGram Int posted EPS of $0.01 on sales of $323.70 million.

Why Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises Are Important

Analysts who cover this company will publish forward-looking estimates of its revenue and EPS each quarter. Averaging together every EPS and revenue prediction that each analyst makes about a company in a quarter yields the "consensus estimates." A company posting earnings or revenue above or below the consensus estimate is known as an "earnings surprise" and may move the stock by a considerable margin.

If the company were to match the consensus estimate when it reports Friday, EPS would be up 700.0%. Sales would be up 0.9% on a year-over-year basis. In comparison to analyst estimates in the past, here is how the company's reported EPS stacks up:

Quarter Q3 2020 Q2 2020 Q1 2020 Q4 2020EPS Estimate 0.07 -0.06 -0.05 -0.02EPS Actual 0.16 0.01 -0.05 0.01Revenue Estimate 307.74 M 255.77 M 292.67 M 329.15 MRevenue Actual 323.00 M 279.80 M 290.90 M 323.70 M

Stock Performance

Shares of MoneyGram Int were trading at $11.43 as of February 17. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 317.55%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can be satisfied going into this earnings release.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. MoneyGram Int is scheduled to hold the call at 09:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.